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  • Published on 16:49 GMT

    Fire at Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility: What we know so far

    On the afternoon of 16 January 2025, a fire broke out at Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in Monterey County, California, US, prompting the evacuation of 1,200 to 1,500 local residents. According to a press conference the following day by Monterey …

    Source: Energy Storage News - Neutral
  • Published on 02:12 GMT

    Council forwards energy storage proposal to planning commission

    A proposed energy storage facility got a second bite at the apple last week as the city council voted unanimously to forward a new application for a different and smaller plot of land for the project to the planning commission for possible addition to the …

    Source: The Boulder City Review - Nevada - Neutral
  • Published on 17:03 GMT

    California debunks a big myth about renewable energy

    One of the biggest myths about renewable energy is that it isn’t reliable. Sure, the sun sets every night and winds calm down, putting solar panels and turbines to sleep. But when those renewables are humming, they’re providing the grid with electricity …

    Source: Air Quality News - Neutral
  • Published on 14:54 GMT

    New bill would allow California communities to decide where battery plants are located

    MOSS LANDING — Assemblywoman Dawn Addis is championing the Battery Energy Safety & Accountability Act, a bill introduced Wednesday to help prevent future battery plant fires following the Moss Landing Battery Plant fire last week. Addis, joined by …

    Source: Silicon Valley - California - Center-left
  • Published on 10:25 GMT

    Batteries Plus sets Ambitious 2025 Goals

    The world’s leading consumer and business specialty battery franchise, Batteries Plus, enters 2025 following another record-setting year of growth in 2024. With 57 signed agreements spanning 11 states and 30 new store openings across 15 states, the brand …

    Source: Retail & Leisure International - Label Pending
  • Published on 16:03 GMT

    LA fires have added another concern for potential EV buyers: Power outages

    You’ve plugged your electric vehicle into your home charger and hit the sack. Overnight, high winds topple a power line. Your charger blacks out. Then, a report of a fire, followed by an evacuation order. Your battery’s only charged to 25%. And it’s your …

    Source: GMToday - Wisconsin - Label Pending
  • Published on 03:24 GMT

    Emergency declared over 'terrifying' lithium battery plant fire

    A state of emergency has been declared in Monterey County on California's scenic Central Coast over a major fire at a battery plant. The Monterey County Board of Supervisors ratified the emergency during a special session about the fire at Vistra …

    Source: USA Today - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 23, 2025

    Making sense of the giant fire that could set back energy storage

    Vistra's Moss Landing battery storage site (Source: Vistra Energy). By Dan Gearino This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their …

    Source: Renewable Energy World - Label Pending
  • Published on 05:15 GMT

    New bill would allow local communities to decide where battery plants are located

    AB 303 will remove battery energy storage facilities from the California Energy Commission’s opt-in certification program, and return the power to local communities on whether to accept new battery plants. Originally Published: January 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM …

    Source: Monterey Herald - California - Label Pending
  • Published on 01:18 GMT

    California energy company ends contract for Primm solar plant

    LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced it’s terminating a contract that powers a massive solar plant in the Mohave Desert. The energy company said the decision to close the plant near Primm resulted from an audit …

    Source: Fox 5 Las Vegas - Nevada - Uncategorized
  • Published on 02:12 GMT

    Dragon Q Energy sends help to power up Malibu

    By Jorge Mercado Thursday, January 23rd, 2025 Kasey Earnest, CEO, Boys & Girls Club of Malibu and Dan Casey, CEO of Dragon Q Energy, with the company’s PowerPole product. (courtesy photo) In response to the Los Angeles Wildfires that have ravaged the …

    Source: Pacific Coast Business Times - Label Pending
  • Published on Jan 23, 2025

    Battery Buzz: 5 breakthroughs to watch in 2025

    Every day seems to bring new developments in rechargeable battery research, with teams racing to surpass conventional lithium-ion technology, which has significant room for enhancement. As the adoption of electric vehicles rises and the need for storing …

    Source: R&D Magazine - Label Pending
  • Published on Jan 23, 2025

    Once an engineering marvel, two-thirds of this concentrated solar power plant will shut down after a California utility ...

    (The Ivanpah concentrated solar power plant, located at the base of Clark Mountain close to the Nevada border, will partially shut down after PG&E pulled two of its power purchase agreements. Courtesy: PG&E) “I met a traveler from an antique land, …

    Source: Renewable Energy World - Label Pending
  • Published on Jan 23, 2025

    Tech’s ‘Three-Mile Island’ Moment: Lithium Battery Storage Catches Fire

    Recent fire in a lithium ion battery storage facility in California spurs renewed concerns for ... [+] consumer safety.Anadolu via Getty Images Sixty miles from my house in Silicon Valley is a quiet village called Moss Landing. It is home to the Vistra …

    Source: Forbes - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 23, 2025

    What Will It Take To Get to Net-Zero Emissions in California?

    This is an excerpt from paper SPE 218852. Find the complete paper on OnePetro here. Joshua Neutel; Andrew Berson; Sarah Saltzer, SPE; Franklin Orr, SPE; Adam Brandt; and Sally Benson, Stanford University California is the largest state in the United States …

    Source: Journal of Petroleum Technology - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 23, 2025

    Company behind new Watsonville battery storage project addresses criticism

    A Massachusetts power company’s battery storage project proposed for Santa Cruz County wasn’t getting much public attention after it was first brought in front of the board of supervisors last Fall. However, after the battery storage facility in Moss …

    Source: KSBW 8 - California - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 22, 2025

    Industry, communities clash over battery energy storage systems

    Texas-based company, Jupiter Power, owned by the financial giant Blackwater, is proposing to build a 275 megawatt lithium ion battery energy storage system near the waterfront in Glenwood Landing at the site of a legacy fuel oil port operation. Irfan Khan …

    Source: Port Washington News - New York - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 23, 2025

    California utility SCE seeks expedited approval for solar-plus-storage offtake contracts

    Copia Power and SCE request certainty from CPUC Within the original AL, SCE requested CPUC approve the agreements, along with the associated recovery costs, by 30 January 2025, in order to ‘maximise the likelihood of [Copia Power] meeting the online dates …

    Source: Energy Storage News - Neutral
  • Published on Jan 23, 2025

    Calif. battery storage facility fire a key focus of Brookhaven forum

    Discussion about a still-smoldering fire at the nation's largest battery-energy storage plant in California took up much of the oxygen at a forum on utility-scale batteries in Selden on Tuesday night.  The event, hosted by Brookhaven Town, which has …

    Source: Newsday - New York - Neutral

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